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I doubt anything you can find (and just do a Google search for that)
will convince your friend,
Debunking myths is problematic. Unless great care is taken,
any effort to debunk misinformation can inadvertently reinforce
the very myths one seeks to correct. To avoid these “backfire
effects”, an effective debunking requires three major elements.
First, the refutation must focus on core facts rather than
the myth to avoid the misinformation becoming more familiar.
Second, any mention of a myth should be preceded by explicit
warnings to notify the reader that the upcoming information is
false. Finally, the refutation should include an alternative
explanation that accounts for important qualities in the original
misinformation.
The most obvious clue to the clueness nature of the author is
prolonging the myth that microwaves cook from the inside out---they
don't!
Atoms, molecules and cells hit by this hard electromagnetic radiation
are forced to reverse polarity 1 to 100 billion times a second.
There are no atoms, molecules or cells of any organic system able to
withstand such a violent, destructive power for any extended period
of time, not even in the low energy range of milliwatts.